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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Caryota urens |
| Family name: |
ARECACEAE
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| English name: |
Fishtail Plam
Kitul Palm
Elephant's palm
Jaggery Plam
Indian Sago Palm
Sago Palm
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| Sinhala name: |
Kithul (කිතුල්)
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| Tamil name: |
Kitul Tippilipana
Kontalpanai
Ataku
Atakumaram
Atam
Kuntalapanai
Kuntar panai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Hoajavriksha
Dirgha
Mada
Madadruma
Madyadru
Madyadruma
Mohakari
Rajju
Sritalah
Vitanaka
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A tall palm with an unarmed, cylindrical, annulate, trunk, 12-20 m tall, about 30 cm diameter. Leaves large , bipinnatisect, 6-7 m long, 3-5 m wide, arched and drooping leaflets 10-20 cm long, sessile, irregularly serrate-toothed on the truncate margins. Leaf sheath smooth with fibrous netted margins. Flowering when fully grown from axils of top leaves and then successively downward.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Phloem sap & Flour produced from the stem
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| Treatment for: |
Bone fractures
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark
Flowers
Sap/nectar of the inflorescence
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of vatha dosha
Promotes hair growth
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